Yanagiya Gontaro I

The first Yanagiya Gontaro was a Japanese rakugoka born in Honjo-ku, Tokyo. In 1939, he belonged to the Toho Meijinkai. In addition, h becomes a signboard rakugoka of Toho along with the 3rd generation Kinba Sanyutei. Even after the war, he remained popular but fell ill in 1950. At the same time, a…

Namiki Ichiro

Namiki Ichiro Namiki was a manzai master and actor from Hongo-ku, Tokyo, in the Showa and Heisei eras. He belonged to the Dosa troupe and toured various places. In 1936, he joined the Sumiko Kurishima Theater Company after traveling around and studied under Kurishima Sagoromo. In 1938, he turned to…

Shiratori Shinichi

Shiratori Shinichi was a japanese director born in Hongo, Tokyo. He was married to Shiratori Akane, a screenwriter. He died on August 22, 2001 from an esophageal cancer. (Source : Wikipedia)

Kokontei Shincho III

Kokontei Shincho III was a Japanese rakugo performer born in Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. He was the second son of Kokontei Shinsei V, younger brother of Kanbaratei Basso X, niece of actress Ikebata Shino, and nephew by marriage of actor Nakao Akira. It should be noted that there are two other individuals…

Ichikawa Hisao

Ichikawa Hisao was a Japanese producer born in Honjo, Tokyo, Japn. He graduated from the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. After working as a civil servant in the Ministry of Communications, he joined Shinko Kinema in 1939. He initially worked in the publicity department. He was called up for military…

Umegaki Yoshiaki

Umegaki Yoshiaki is a Japanese actor, comedian, and talent from Kamishima, Kasaoka City, Okayama Prefecture. He graduated from Konko Gakuen High School and in 1984 dropped out of Kyoto Sangyo University. After dropping out, he passed the audition for WAHAHA Honpo. In the early 1990s, he worked as a…

Hu Xia

Hu Xia was 19 years old when he won the contest in 2009. The competitor Tao Ching-Ying had predicted that he would be the champion at the beginning of the competition. All the judges spoke highly of his performance. Hu Xia is known as the "Big Brother" of the Super Star, which is an unusual honor for…

Ohara Reiko

Ohara Reiko was a Japanese actress. She was born in Tokyo in 1946 to a family that sold Japanese confectionery in the Hongo area. Upon graduating from high school, she made her debut as an actress. She appeared in what came to be called “trendy” dramas, including “Rikon Tomodachi” with actor…

Erik Matti

Erik Matti is a Filipino filmmaker. He rose to prominence when his 1996 film Magic Temple became a box office success, winning numerous awards including "Best Screenplay" (shared with Peque Gallaga and Lore Reyes) at the 1996 Metro Manila Film Festival. He became one of the Philippines' lead directors…

Nakamura Kinji

Nakamura Kinji, born Yoshida Kokichi (吉田幸吉) in Honjo, Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actor. His father was the head clerk to the first generation of Nakamura Kichiemon I (初代中村吉右衛門), which led Nakamura to begin his career as a stage actor at a young age. After World War II, he worked…

Semishigure

7.8

Duty and honor were the principles of the samurai, but just like others throughout history, greed and power motivated some while friendship, truth and love guided others. This is the story of Bunshiro, a true warrior…

A Long Way Around

58 years after being taken to China during the Japanese occupation, grandmother Lee Ok-seon returns to Korea. She makes her home in a place for survivors of sexual slavery in Japan. All the grandmothers share each…

Cinema Angel

6.8

Movie theater Daikokuza is set to close down soon. Asuka (Reiko Fujiwara) is an employee at the theater. She meets a mysterious old man (Mickey Curtis) who knows everything about the old theater's history. Meanwhile,…

Redemption with Life

Three old friends live by classic codes of honor and loyalty until get-rich-quick schemes threaten to tear them apart. Capitalistic corruption and the fiercely tragic greed and hubris it ignites lead to destruction.…

Kamen Rider The First

6.7

College student Takeshi Hongo is abducted into terrorist organisation Shocker (Sacred Hegemony Of Cycle Kindred Evolutional Realm), at the hands of a cyborg Inhumanoid known as the Bat. There, he undergoes painful…

Sweet Sweet Bodyguard

7.2

Raised up in a military family and trained to become a bodyguard, Zhen Ai Jia is all about responsibility, loyalty and honor. But at heart, she is an ordinary young girl who is eager to fall in love. In order to prevent…

Samee

7.5

This lakorn is about honor and pride. Mom Ratchawong Rasika Prakardkiat (Khun Ying Ai) is a royalty descendant. She was taught by her father that pedigree is the most important thing in life. Her mother remarried a…

War of the Under World

7.0

When the son of a gang leader manages to insult the son of a rival gang leader, total war erupts between the rival gangs, and the young hero is forced to do terrible things in order to maintain order and honor. (Source:…

Under Police Protection

Two female police officers are assigned to protect a witness from a gangster - until one of the officers needs to kill the witness herself in order to save her father's honor. (Source: IMDb)

Under the Gun

7.7

When the honor of his family is tarnished, Go Gun is faced with a difficult decision. The son of a professional poker player, Gun knows just how damaging the profession can be, yet joining the Korean Poker League may…